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HSS archived documentation

Here you can find the archived documentation.

Please use the links on the right hand side.

or you can see links below

HSS eligibility (Oct 2024)

Verifying your ID (Oct 2024)

Application Form (Oct 2024)

Fixed Sum Award Q&A (Oct 2024)

 

Historical Shortfall Scheme - late applications

Questions & Answers - new applications from October 2022
(
updated on 8 March 2023)

Application Form - new applications from October 2022

Explanatory notes

Please click here to download the Panel Terms of Reference and consequential loss principles explanatory notes

Uploaded 30 September 2020

Consequential Loss Principles and Guidance

Please click here to download the Consequential Loss Principles and Guidance

Last uploaded 1 October 2020

Independent Advisory panel - Terms of Reference

Please click here to download the Terms of Reference

Updated November 2022

Privacy Policy

Please click here to download the Privacy Policy

Uploaded June 2023

Questions & Answers about the Scheme

Please click here to download Q&A about the Scheme

Last uploaded 28 November 2022

Application Form

Please click here to download the Application Form.

Terms of Reference

Please click here to download the Terms of Reference

Last uploaded 29 May 2020

Eligibility Criteria

Please click here to download the Eligibility Criteria

Last uploaded 2 October 2020

Contact us

If you need to get in touch, then please email us:

historicalshortfallscheme@postoffice.co.uk

Thank you.

Download Forms

You will need to submit two forms. You can download these by right-clicking on these two links and "saving as" to your desktop.

Application Form (pdf)

Terms of Reference (pdf)

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